Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Beauty Haul

The other day, my boyfriend and I decided to take a break from the stresses of
essay writing, and go on a little shopping trip. I picked up a few new beauty bits so I thought that I would share with you guys what I bought.

The first place that I ventured into was Lush. I am feeling overly excited
for Christmas, so when I saw all of their festive products, I just
couldn't help but treat myself to something. The first thing that I chose was
this cute littleChristmas penguin bubble bar,which smells fresh and citrusy.
This is designed to be used in one bath, but the man in the shop said that it
could easily be spread across two bath times. As I was walking out of the shop,
I saw thismelting snowman bath meltand just couldn't resist picking it up
as well. This smells of festive Christmas spices.

I then went into Boots which is seriously dangerous territory for me as I can
never seem to leave that shop empty handed. The first thing that I picked up
was theReal Techniques Expert Face Brush.
I have a few of the Real Techniques brushes already and I seriously love them.
They are reasonably priced, excellent quality and they apply makeup
beautifully. I also picked up twoBarry M nail polishesin the shades Rasberry and Berry
Cosmo, which are the perfect autumn/winter shades. All of the makeup was 3 for
2 in Boots so I chose aRimmel Lasting Finish Mono Blushin the shade 001 Santa Rose as well.

I then went into MAC where I managed to tick a few things off my ever expanding
beauty wishlist. The first thing that I chose was aneye shadowin the shade cranberry. This is a
beautiful rusty, berry colour with a frost finish. I've had my eye on this
shade for a while, and when I swatched it in MAC, it was love at first sight.
This is the perfect shade for branching out of my neutrals comfort zone during
the colder months. I also picked up twolipsticksin the shades
fanfare and plumful. Fanfare is a cremesheen lipstick which MAC describe as a
mid-tone yellow pink. For me, this is a very wearable, everyday shade. Plumful
is a lustre lipstick in a beautiful rose-plum shade - perfect for the
autumn/winter season. I then bought theMAC 217 blending brushwhich
is raved about in the beauty world for blending eye shadow into the crease. The
last thing that I got from MAC was a bottle of theirbrush cleanser. A bit of a
boring purchase, but I like to make sure that my brushes are kept bacteria free
and in good condition.

I can't wait to try out all of my new beauty purchases, and I hope
that you enjoyed reading about what I have been buying recently.